Reggie Young

The story of Reggie Young's career is, in many ways, a miniature version of the story of Southern soul music. Raised in Memphis and influenced by the Delta blues, Young's musical education came at the hands of Dewey Phillips' Red Hot & Blue radio show, where he soaked up the sounds of Ike & Tina Turner and a young Elvis Presley. Like many key figures in Southern soul Young was a white kid drawn to the sound of black music and, later, his musicianship figured prominently in shaping the reputation of many southern studios including Goldwax, American, and Rick Hall's FAME studio ...